What's new on Geocaching Australia

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Re: What's new on Geocaching Australia

Post by whitewebbs » 23 February 21 10:39 pm

Ok I bought another set and under geocache cards I have 26 "turned over" so not too many doubles. This time i had a section called my trade cards of which there were around 9 but after looking around and going to different drop downs they are no longer there. Not sure what they were doing there as never saw that area yesterday when trading for 2 sets or how I lost them. I assume the moveable card I have acquired will set bells off (or do something) when I log a moveable?

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Re: What's new on Geocaching Australia

Post by caughtatwork » 24 February 21 8:42 am

whitewebbs wrote:
23 February 21 10:39 pm
Ok I bought another set and under geocache cards I have 26 "turned over" so not too many doubles. This time i had a section called my trade cards of which there were around 9 but after looking around and going to different drop downs they are no longer there. Not sure what they were doing there as never saw that area yesterday when trading for 2 sets or how I lost them.
You don't lose or use cards.

https://geocaching.com.au/my/dragonzone/trade/card
When you trade it will show you the ten cards that you just traded for in this trade under the heading Cards Traded and the cards that you now own under the heading My Cards. Once you leave that page and revisit it the "trade" is completed so you no longer see those cards you traded for in the last transaction. i.e. You only see the 10 cards immediately you have traded for them.

https://geocaching.com.au/my/dragonzone/
When you visit your My dragonZone page you see the cards that you own.
whitewebbs wrote:
23 February 21 10:39 pm
I assume the moveable card I have acquired will set bells off (or do something) when I log a moveable?
You cards each have a bonus associated with them and the points are used to "boost" the points you get when you find a geocache. The specific card does not matter. i.e. If you have a moveable card and find a traditional, the boost you get from having any cards is applied.

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Re: What's new on Geocaching Australia

Post by whitewebbs » 24 February 21 8:47 am

Thanks for the explanation

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Re: What's new on Geocaching Australia

Post by Now_To_Morrow » 04 March 21 1:27 pm

I like the new look of the personal dZ page with its drop down menus. Love the next rank gauge and shields.
Thanks for all your work.

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Re: What's new on Geocaching Australia

Post by caughtatwork » 04 March 21 3:09 pm

Check out your dragonZone Rank now with new shields.
https://geocaching.com.au/my/dragonzone/
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Reverse Geocache Update

Post by caughtatwork » 13 April 21 11:16 am

A Reverse cache is a type of geocache where a finder is guided to a specified location or target location with just a distance provided and no direction. At the final location, either a log book is revealed to be signed (for example, a box can be opened) or a logging requirement (such as a description of the location or code) is made known to the finder.

Geocaching Australia has now developed the capability to use your smart phone and the Geocaching Australia website to track down a reverse geocache that is not a specialised hardware Reverse Geocache.

When listing your Reverse Geocache follow the simple suggestions to make the geocache fun for everyone.
- The geocache container should be a lockable geocache which requires a code to unlock to keep this in the same vein as a specialised hardware Reverse Geocache.
- Set the co-ordinates of the geocache as the location of the physical geocache (which will be different to where the codeword will be unlocked).
- Use the "Final Co-ordinates" in the "GeoChecker" on the geocache listing page to:
-- Tell the Geocaching Australia website and the seeker "how far" the Reverse Geocache is from their current location.
-- Set the location (within 10m) at which the Geocaching Australia website will provide the codeword.
-- Use the "Codeword" on the geocache listing page to list the key to unlock your physical geocache container when the seeker finds it.

For more challenge, use the "Codeword Response" on the geocache listing page to provide additional information about the geocache if desired. e.g. If you choose, you may use the co-ordinates on the geocache listing page as the general area and then use the Codeword Response area to provide additional co-ordinates to find the locked geocache container, adding in an additional level of challenge.

More information is available in our wiki.
http://wiki.geocaching.com.au/wiki/Reverse_cache

Reverse caches that use specialised equipment do not require any of the additional information as described above as the self contained container will do the same role as the Geocaching Australia website.

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Re: What's new on Geocaching Australia

Post by whitewebbs » 13 April 21 2:32 pm

Cool, sounds interesting. I just published a different type of chirp (doorbell) from info on the wiki. Always good to get a new idea.
The trophy page looks good with footsteps counting down to the target. Is there a way to see how many are left to do under Mission "360 degrees". I realise it is probably too many for footsteps but the number remaining has disappeared.

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Re: What's new on Geocaching Australia

Post by caughtatwork » 13 April 21 3:46 pm

whitewebbs wrote:
13 April 21 2:32 pm
Cool, sounds interesting. I just published a different type of chirp (doorbell) from info on the wiki. Always good to get a new idea.
The trophy page looks good with footsteps counting down to the target. Is there a way to see how many are left to do under Mission "360 degrees". I realise it is probably too many for footsteps but the number remaining has disappeared.
That should now be back in place. I completely missed that one last time.

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Re: What's new on Geocaching Australia

Post by whitewebbs » 14 April 21 12:30 am

Thanks, all good

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New virtual collector cards and some new stickers for you to enjoy

Post by caughtatwork » 17 May 21 1:07 pm

Today we've added new virtual collector cards for dragonZone Shield Ranks, new stickers for a few happy emojis to 'stick' on a geocache page and corresponding virtual collector cards.
Trade for virtual collector cards and boost the rate at which you can score points.
We hope you enjoy the added experiences at Geocaching Australia.

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Re: What's new on Geocaching Australia

Post by caughtatwork » 01 March 22 9:54 am

The guardians of the dragonZones are increasingly concerned about the mysterious happenings and the Head Guardian is requesting your additional help.

A series of quests that relate to different geocache types have been released for you to complete to help the Head Guardian understand what the mysterious happenings are all about.

The Head Guardian would like you to complete the sub-quests in increments so that the results can be analysed before sending you on new sub-quests.

In this research quest there are 4 sets of sub-quests that ask you to hide all of the different dragonZone geocache types (excepting Burke and Wills) to help the guardians understand more of the nature and attributes of the various geocaches.

The knowledge you provide when you have completed the research tasks will be provided through the Head Guardians back to the guardians that control each dragonZone and they will reward you for this knowledge. For each research quest you complete you will be provided with research materials that you will be able to use to trade for other items in the dragonZone game or in some rare cases in the real world.

You cannot move on to the next sub-quest until each activity assigned to you has been completed but within the sub-quest you may complete them in any order.

In order to make a claim on a research quest, ensure that your logs have been made to find or publish the geocache for the appropriate activity, then visit your research quest page where any activity that can be completed will be checked automatically by the Head Guardian, marked as complete and your rewards provided.

The Head Guardian is excited to see your contributions to the exciting field of dragonZone research and can’t wait to hear about the adventures you have along the way! Let’s get moving!

https://geocaching.com.au/my/dragonzone ... ahideemall

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Locationless changes and Jigsaw Cache Type

Post by caughtatwork » 19 May 22 10:11 am

Hi All.

This morning we updated the site and the database to cater for the updates to locationless caches and a new type called a Jigsaw cache.
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=20326

There is a small risk that some functions may have been missed in the update, so if you notice anything amiss, please report it in the Report Site Issues thread viewtopic.php?f=1&t=19288

Thanks for your understanding and patience with the method of change and the updates that have been applied.

We will review the Jigsaw cache types in 2023 to determine whether they will continue or be exited from solved and created.

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Re: What's new on Geocaching Australia

Post by caughtatwork » 27 May 22 9:38 am

Geocaching Australia is pleased to let you know you can now trade some of your dragonZone Research Materials for some new facades.

Thanks to No_Tomorrow ( https://geocaching.com.au/cacher/No_Tomorrow ) we have created a set of 8 floral emblems of the Australian States and Territories for you to trade and deploy as a new facade for your icon.

The background will be the colour of your selected clan.

Trade here: https://geocaching.com.au/my/dragonzone/trade/facade

Deploy here: https://geocaching.com.au/my/dragonzone/deploy/facade/

We hope you enjoy the new and exciting addition to the site.

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Re: What's new on Geocaching Australia

Post by whitewebbs » 27 May 22 9:58 am

Very nice, tried to buy one but not enough points! Will have to increase my points. Thanks for creating

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Re: What's new on Geocaching Australia

Post by Now_To_Morrow » 27 May 22 1:43 pm

Thanks. :D

Whilst I'm NSW born and bred, I've picked one for a state I hope to visit soon. Actually I just picked it based on the fact that I like the flower. A little sad to see there's no wattle, my fave. But that's okay, there's some in bloom just down the road I'll pick this afternoon instead. Haha.

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